Illinois State continues its three-game homestand by hosting Summit League preseason favorite and 2015 National Invitation Tournament qualifier South Dakota State tonight on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in the opening round of the Cancun Challenge.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team earned its first victory of the season after defeating Murray State, 81-76, at Redbird Arena Wednesday night.… MORE
Illinois State’s football team has an opportunity to go where no other team has gone in the program’s 120-year history with a victory over South Dakota at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
The Brock Spack Show moves to Wednesday night this week to make way for an Illinois State basketball home game against South Dakota State on Thursday.… MORE
The Illinois State softball team has released its 2016 schedule, which will begin in February.… MORE
Illinois State junior offensive lineman Kyle Avaloy and the rest of the offensive line helped the Redbirds put up season-best numbers on the ground in a 42-21 road win at Southern Illinois on Saturday. For his work against the Salukis, Avaloy was named the MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week by the conference office Monday.… MORE
Devaughn Akoon-Purcell went coast to coast with 5.5 seconds to play to give the Redbirds a 67-66 nonconference home opening win over Morehead State… MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team has received signed National Letters of Intent from two players who will be eligible to compete for the Redbirds beginning in the 2016 season, head coach Melissa Myers announced Monday.… MORE
Not only does the Illinois State men’s basketball team play its home opener against Morehead State tonight on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena, but ISU also begins a season-long three-game homestand as part of four games in nine days to start the season.… MORE
Illinois State senior running back Marshaun Coprich rushed for more yards than any player in the country on Saturday, as he helped the Redbirds to a big road win at Southern Illinois. … MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…